“…You pretty much bullied your way into me, Gabriel, and I can’t seem to get you out now. And even though it’s more difficult than I thought it would be to put how I feel into words now that you’re in front of me, I will honestly say your unexpected presence in my life has changed . . . everything.”
Once the most feared member of an Italian Mafia crime family, Gabriel Moretti returns to New York at the request of his mentor, Russian crime boss Vasily Tarasov. Vasily needs someone he can trust in Seattle to protect his estranged daughter, Eva Jacobs, while he avenges the murder of the young woman’s mother. Gabriel is unstoppable in a fight, whether he’s using fists, blades, or bullets; but innocent, onyx-haired Eva may just be the most dangerous—and beautiful—thing he’s come up against.
Intense sparks fly between the two, tempting Gabriel to mix business with pleasure while in the Emerald City. But once word gets around that Gabriel has shown up in New York, Stefano—his vengeful brother and the de facto head of the family—decides that Eva is the key to ending the feud between them…permanently.
In this pulse-pounding romantic thriller set against the backdrop of New York City’s storied underworld, loyalties will be tested, secrets will be told, and mob justice will be served.
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ARC received via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review but it didn’t affect my opinion about this book.
I was conflicted after reading this. I know I shouldn’t like it considering that there many things that displeased me but here I am, liking this book.
I didn’t feel a very strong emotional connection towards Eva so yeah, I continued reading it for Gabriel’s sake. The insta-love didn’t make things better too. There were too many POVs. With the involvement of Russian mafia, Italian mafia and a world famous motorcycle club, this thing with Eva sounded like a big deal but with the way things went, it looked something really small. And Stefano turned out to be a good guy in the end? WTH.
Still, I’m looking forward for the next book in the series though.
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